Project to install a gift shop at a Recoleta Cemetery vault gets cancelled
Following a complaint from the family who owns the vault, the judiciary ordered the Buenos Aires City government to halt its commercial plans La entrada Project to install a gift shop at a Recoleta Cemetery vault gets cancelled se publicó primero en Buenos Aires Herald .
The Buenos Aires City government has cancelled plans to install a gift shop inside a vault at Recoleta Cemetery, following a ruling by Judge Roberto Gallardo. The administration had planned to award a concession to a private firm to operate the vault for five years, but the judge ordered the project to be stopped and the tender canceled.
The local government also stated it would not expropriate the vault, which was already in the process. The decision came after the Girado family, who own the vault, filed a complaint with the judiciary, claiming they were not notified about the tender and did not know they were the legal owners. They also alleged that the vault was not abandoned, as they frequently visited it to pay respects to their relatives buried there.
The city administration maintains that 30 owners are registered, and they have not paid for maintenance since 2007, owing over AR$22.2 million in maintenance costs and an additional AR$15.5 million for repair work.
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